Madison, WI is a scenic town that is filled with some delicious spots to stop and enjoy a treat with friends. If you find yourself in the mood for a cool treat that you can customize to your liking, hop in your 2023 MINI Hardtop, take advantage of its Apple CarPlay compatibility that will let you blast all your favorite tunes and podcasts, and go check out some of these great spots for ice cream that are located near Madison!
1. Calliope
Calliope opened in 2019 and develops, discovers, and explores unique flavor combinations that are made using the highest quality ingredients available. The shop believes in the importance of great food, love, and fun, and is open daily. Available scoop flavors include Mexican hot chocolate, graham cracker, hot peanut butter, hearty breakfast, lemon lavender, and chocolate crispy rice treat.
2. Daily Scoop
Daily Scoop is open daily and its menu includes scoops, sweet treats, signature sundaes, shakes, and smoothies. Available sweet treats include root beer floats, iced coffee floats, mochi, and Italian ice. Available toppings that you can add to your treat to give it additional crunch or flavor include crushed Oreos, hot fudge, hot caramel, gummy bears, brownie bites, and sprinkles.
3. Good News
Good News is open daily and offers a mix of artisan homemade scoops, coffee, breakfast dishes, and lunch dishes. Available scoop flavors include blueberry honey lavender, chocolate hazelnut, mint chocolate chip, fig and honey, pistachio, mango, and vanilla. If you’re looking for something savory to pair with your treat, be sure to try Good News’ sausage biscuit sandwich or its turkey and bacon panini.
4. Babcock Dairy Store
Babcock Dairy Store first created its scoop recipe in 1951 and its treats have remained a local favorite since then. The shop is open daily and offers 22 unique scoop flavors. Examples of available flavors include orange custard chocolate chip, salted caramel toffee, chocolate chip cookie dough, chocolate peanut butter, grapefruit mango sherbet, and blueberry swirl. If you’re in the mood for a drink, be sure to try Babcock’s praline pecan shake.
5. Michael’s Frozen Custard
Michael’s Frozen Custard is open Wednesday-Sunday and serves frozen custard, sundaes, twisters, coffee, burgers, hot dogs and more in an old-school setting. Available sundaes include a German chocolate cake sundae, which is a mix of chocolate frozen custard, caramel, shredded coconut, chocolate cake pieces, and salted pecan halves, and a cookie jar sundae, which is a mix of vanilla frozen custard, hot fudge, Oreos, and cookie dough.
Now that your stomach and heart are happy, it’s the perfect time to search for a vehicle to take you on your future dessert searches. Stop by MINI of Madison today and have a look at our inventory of new and pre-owned vehicles!
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